Motor oiler



.Fe'tented i i/lei. 2Q 1923.

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HAZDR JUDSON SMITH, OF CHICAGG, ILLINQIQ, .& i.SSIGl""O3-, BY

ASSIGNMENTS, F GNEFOUBTH T0 NI I DIRECT AND TEESNE AED REED AH]?SHE-HALF TO ALFRED HASTINGS CHAPIN, BOTH 0Z3 SPEINGFIEQQD,TQASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed Hare 15, 1921.

Z '0 all whom. it may go-ncem Be it known that I, HAzon Jonson SMITH, acitizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, Cool: County, Stateof Illinois have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MotorOilers, of which the following is a specification, reference being madeto the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

This invention relates to oilers for bearings and: especially to oilersfor motor bearings of the sli ring type and has for its objectto providea simple, cheap and compact oiler that will maintain a constant level ofoil in the bearing thereby preventing the bearing to run dry due to longuse.

All motors with the exception of the smaller sizes are providedwith ringoilers, in which a metal ring runs on a revolving shaft and hangs down.into the oil supply, carrying oil up onto the shaft as it runs. Thebearing runs dry very soon and this necessitates frequent inspections orthe beer in will burn out. 1

' The. object of this invention is to provide a device that will keepthe oil at constant level, supplying oil to the hearing as it isconsumed.

The foregoing and other features of my invention Will now be describedin connection with the accompanying d owing forming part of thespecification, in which I have represented my motor oiler embodying theimprovements in the preferred form, after which I shall point out in theclaim those features which I believe to be new and of my ,invention.

Having thus set forth my invention 1 will nowdescribe an embodimentthereof:

the drawings Figure I is an elevation of my device part section attachedto a motor bearing.

. Figure 11 is an elevation at right angles to that shown in Figure Inthe carrying out of my invention 1 provide a support plate 1 which maybe of any design, but is shown carried on the bearing plate studs 2 ofthe motor 3. Attsched to the plate 1 is the oil reservoir 4 from whichthe oil ducts 5 and 6 lead to the bottom of theoil chambers of the motoritself. Theoil reservoir 4 has an opening- 3 inits top plate "throughwhich is inserted the neck of the oil container or bottle 8 A breatherhole is provided in the wall of the reservoir 4 above the line 10 whichis the top of the oil. This breather hole permits the free passage ofair to or from the top of the reservoir 4. The sprin holds the bottle 8securely in position in the segmental recess of the lip 21 of the plate1, but may be lifted over the top of the bottle thus freeing; it forrefilling.

In use the level of the oil is maintained by gravi flow from thereservoir l through the ducts to the bearing oil chambers. The levelmust be high enough to contact with the bearing oiling ring 31, orpreferably high enough to submerge the lower side of the ring 31 aboutas indicatedv The bottle 8, having but the one opening, filled with oiland inverted, the neck in so i "o the hole 7 in the top of the reservoir.ril will flow from the bottle until 9 level s. ilie hearings and thereservoir i the level 16 which is the point e oil prevent-s more airfrom en- )ttle and therefore atmospheric ain the halence of the oil itsthe oil used'loy the will fall enough to perthe neclr of the bottle andenough oil will flow ilO'Wli. is s the reservoir 4. reestablish thelevel oil. Thus We have a constant level of on t too hearings 4.1)without any danger of loodi; the hearing and with sniiicient capacity torune.

'ong time. T he bottle which may he erent for easy inspection. ofreserve without removing the bottle "i' also the tor to 7 he motoriilusti is in. th form nrwhich .3 desire to con; struct it, bu changesor modifications may he. .rcnde without deperting'from the salient f ofmy invention, and I therefore intend the following claim to cover suchnroci as naturally fell within the line of invention.

Having thus fully described my invention whet 1 claim as new is:

In conihinat'on, enrotor having front a oil chamber an oil r :ser-

l rcsr then R reservoir,

an inverted frangible receptacle serving; as an oil supply supportedupon said reservoir, said. receptacle having a reduced neck portionhaving parallel walls, seicl neck portion frictionelly engaging the.epertured top oftlle reservoir, resilient means to prevent adcidentaldisplacement of said recepmole, and an air vent below the plane of thetop of the reservoir, and an oil ring in each oil chamber'engegmg amotor bearing, whereby a constant level of 011 1s mamtemed ee-eerie inthe reservoir belew the air vent, the 61-1 communicating with eachbearing at a, point entirely; (lusting theoil to the bearing.

In testimony whereof I name to this s'pecificeticn in two Witnesses.

a JUDSON SMITH.

the presence of Wm'em) Rem, G. A. Perus l.

below the bearing, the 011 ring (50m have signed my u

